Sen. Hagan’s position on gun rights suspect

By Kent Sullivan

Published: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 01:40 PM.

To the editor:

According to her website (www.hagan.senate.gov), U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-NC, claims to be “a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights, and will fight to ensure law-abiding citizens are not restricted in their right to bear arms.”

However, her claim is suspect as she has earned solid “F” ratings from the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America. Hence, Sen. Hagan’s record, legislative or otherwise, does not indicate that she is someone who “will fight” to ensure our right to keep and bear arms is not restricted.

President Obama and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., are now claiming to “support” the Second Amendment, even though both are on record favoring a complete ban on firearm ownership by law-abiding citizens. Therefore, simply claiming to support the right to keep and bear arms hardly provides insight into Hagan’s positions on the proposed gun legislation coming out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Apparently, we will not know just what Hagan’s interpretation of being “a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights” is until the proposed legislation, including the unconstitutional Feinstein ban on so-called assault weapons, goes to the full Senate for a vote. However, if I were a betting man, I would wager her interpretation is very close to that of Obama and Feinstein.

Kent Sullivan

Jacksonville

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According to her website (www.hagan.senate.gov), U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-NC, claims to be “a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights, and will fight to ensure law-abiding citizens are not restricted in their right to bear arms.”

However, her claim is suspect as she has earned solid “F” ratings from the National Rifle Association and Gun Owners of America. Hence, Sen. Hagan’s record, legislative or otherwise, does not indicate that she is someone who “will fight” to ensure our right to keep and bear arms is not restricted.

President Obama and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., are now claiming to “support” the Second Amendment, even though both are on record favoring a complete ban on firearm ownership by law-abiding citizens. Therefore, simply claiming to support the right to keep and bear arms hardly provides insight into Hagan’s positions on the proposed gun legislation coming out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Apparently, we will not know just what Hagan’s interpretation of being “a strong supporter of Second Amendment rights” is until the proposed legislation, including the unconstitutional Feinstein ban on so-called assault weapons, goes to the full Senate for a vote. However, if I were a betting man, I would wager her interpretation is very close to that of Obama and Feinstein.